The Fictional Portrait
The latest iteration of the essay-style exhibition series studies two companion portraits in the Jewish Museum’s collection, revealing a tale far different from what has been assumed for almost a century. Read more.
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Portrait of Samson Levy, Jr (1802), Charles-Balthazar-Julien Févret de Saint-Mamin. Image courtesy of The Jewish Museum, purchase: the Joshua Lowenfish and Rictavia Schiff Bequests, 1993-104
Portrait of Martha Lampley Levy (1802), Charles-Balthazar-Julien Févret de Saint-Mamin. Image courtesy of The Jewish Museum
Portrait of Solomon Isaacs (c.1813), John Wesley Jarvis. Image courtesy of The Jewish Museum
Portrait of Judah Touro (1944), William Henry Brown. Image courtesy of The Jewish Museum, JM 106-65, gift of Mrs. Samuel Schwartz
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Suzanne Valadon’s shifting gaze